Invincible son

Chapter 740 739 [The wind comes from the sea]

After Pei Yue returned to Chengjing, his whereabouts were no longer a secret.

Hearing that this young dignitary was visiting Lin Qingyuan's former residence, Song Ximeng, governor of Qinzhou, showed a faint smile.

Yin Luqi of Chengjing Mansion said in a low voice: "Lord Fang Bo, the Marquis of Zhongshan is confident?"

Song Ximeng snorted softly, "What do you want to say?"

Although Lu Qi is not Song Ximeng's hard-core confidant, he got along well in Qinzhou in the past few years.Even though outsiders secretly ridiculed Song Ximeng as the clay governor, Lu Qi felt that his Shangguan had a beautiful chest, but he didn't show it for some reason.

He said respectfully: "Now Han is participating in politics.

The food in the Changping warehouse was used to help the people in the city, and the share of the prefectures and counties below was obviously not enough.Xiaguan felt that it was impossible for the Marquis of Zhongshan not to be aware of this problem. He still had the leisure and elegance to visit the former residence of Mr. Lin outside the city today, which showed that there must be a perfect plan. "

Song Ximeng said calmly, "You have great confidence in Marquis Zhongshan."

Lu Qi sighed: "My lord, this is a first-class prince who is young and weak, and only Wang E, who sits in a well and watches the sky, dares to despise him."

The two of them had a busy day today, running around the city to check the sales of grain.In fact, Changpingcang has always been in charge of the governor's office, Song Ximeng was originally supposed to decide the distribution of food, but after Han Gongduan arrived, he took the initiative to hand over this power.

Regarding Lu Qi's judgment, Song Ximeng was noncommittal, and said slowly: "The food shortage in Qinzhou, the people are struggling to survive, this is the government's responsibility. Of course, I am responsible for this matter, you just obey orders."

Lu Qi said solemnly: "My lord, I know how much preparation you have made to solve the troubles in Qinzhou. The people have to endure the pain for a while, so that we can completely clean up the scourge left by the previous dynasty. If the court blames it, The next official is willing to advance and retreat with the adults."

Song Ximeng was not surprised by this answer. The reason why he was willing to let Lu Qi participate in his plan step by step was naturally because of his temperament.

He smiled and said: "Wang E and his like call me a clay statue governor in private, and say that you are a government official made of paper. We are proud of the power of the powerful in Qinzhou, and the centipedes are dead and not stiff. Then we must be worthy of this praise."

Lu Qi also said with a smile: "Han Canzheng and Zhongshan Hou are retreating this time, do they have a tacit understanding with adults?"

Song Ximeng said solemnly: "I can understand Han Shenzheng's reticence, but Pei Yue... I really can't see through this person."

Lu Qi asked puzzledly, "Why did your lord say that?"

Song Ximeng picked up the teacup in hand, blew the tea gently, and said slowly after taking a sip, "He and I walked on two different paths. I have been searching for evidence of crimes against the Seven Great Masters over the past few years, and even deliberately showed weakness Let them get carried away even more, in order to take them down in one fell swoop at the critical moment."

"What's different about Marquis Zhongshan? Isn't it the same for him to bring around those young officials who are deeply connected with the Seven Great Families?"

"No, you still don't understand, it's just Pei Yue's blindfold. Judging from the news from Biyu Pavilion, Pei Yue has prepared enough food, and wants to defeat these aristocratic families in Qinzhou in an upright manner."

Lu Qi was stunned when he heard the words, and immediately said in shock: "How much food do you need? How can we get it all in a short time?"

Song Ximeng looked at him approvingly, and sighed, "It will take at least two months to prepare so much food. Do you know what that means?"

Lu Qi said in a complicated tone: "At that time, the consequences of the drought had not yet fully manifested. The price of rice in Qinzhou was indeed rising, but there was no food shortage yet. The Marquis of Zhongshan was preparing for it so early. He is really unfathomable."

Song Ximeng nodded and said, "That's why I said I can't see through him."

Lu Qi took this very seriously, such sophisticated ways of doing things can only be seen in old officials, and Pei Yue is too young, and he is also too mature.

Realizing that the dormancy of the past few years has finally ushered in the dawn, he couldn't help saying with a little excitement: "Sir, should we make some ambush first?"

Song Ximeng shook his head and said, "It's not about competing for military merits on the battlefield. There is no need to prioritize. Although my methods are different from Pei Yue's, we are both busy for the people of Daliang and Qinzhou. Now it seems that his method is more peaceful. We just It just needs to be done to assist and respond.”

Looking at the noble and bookish Lord Inspector, Lu Qi respected him and nodded solemnly.

……

Not only the governor's office is waiting, but Wang E and others are also waiting.

From the day Pei Yue returned to Chengjing, Wang E and the other Patriarchs continued to do superficial work, while at the same time began to continuously strengthen the surveillance of the city and Qinzhou.

On the surface, Pei Yue relied on the Beiwei camp to be unstoppable, even if he rushed directly into Wang's house to search the house, but he certainly couldn't do that.Although the Seven Families have been encroaching on the people's fields, they know how to pretend. The porridge shops in the city and the major cities have been open for several months, so they have a good reputation among the people.

The so-called strong dragon does not overwhelm the local snake, what's more, what Pei Yue and Han Gongduan are facing is not a poisonous snake, but a nest of intertwined interconnections.

Even the people who delivered food to the imperial envoy Xingyuan and Beiwei camp were the eyes of the Seven Great Families, and nothing that Pei Yue did could escape the eyes of Wang E and others.

In the flower hall of the palace, Sun Mingchun said suspiciously: "Mr. Kun, Han Canzheng and Zhongshan Houzhen pin their hopes on us?"

After all, he is also an important minister trusted by His Majesty, so he can't be so naive, right?

Wang E was silent.

Yu Guangcun frowned and said: "My people have been staring at Yongzhou. The court has not made any major moves. Although Yongzhou Governor's Mansion has allocated a batch of food to the south, it will not affect the overall situation."

Thanks to its unique water conservancy advantages and endless plain terrain, Yongzhou has always been the most important granary on this continent.In normal times, without considering the disaster-stricken areas of Yuzhou and Dengzhou, Yongzhou can help Qinzhou tide over this difficulty by itself.

But last year, the imperial court fought a national war on the border of Lingzhou that lasted for more than half a year. The food and grass consumed by hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses severely damaged the vitality of the six Changping warehouses in Yongzhou. Within a few months, there was a severe drought in Qinzhou. The support that the Yongzhou government can provide for the time being is really limited.

Everyone in the hall knew this well, and it was for this reason that they decided to follow in Wang E's footsteps to create a food shortage in Qinzhou.

Zhao Xin thought for a while and said, "The imperial court has no food, so what can we do if we don't rely on us?"

Wang E finally spoke, and said in a deep voice: "According to the estimate of the accountant in my mansion, the Changping warehouse in Qinzhou can only last for six days at most."

Everyone's heartbeat quickened suddenly.

Sun Mingchun gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Kun, do you want the people below to start building momentum?"

This is obviously to force Han Gongduan and Pei Yue to bow their heads, at least acquiescing to the major grain merchants to sell grain at high prices.As long as this opening comes, they have many ingenious ways to achieve their goals.

When Wang E was about to speak, Liu Yongdu, the head of the Liu family, said cautiously: "Everyone, my subordinates discovered a small matter, I wonder if it is useful."

Wang E immediately said: "Say!"

Liu Yongdu swallowed his saliva and said, "They found out that people in Chengjing City and the prefectures and counties below are buying shops."

Sun Mingchun said impatiently: "Why are you talking about such a trivial matter?"

Liu Yongdu smiled embarrassingly.

Wang E frowned and asked, "Who is doing this?"

Liu Yongdu said nervously: "The people under me have inquired, and the buyers are all locals from Qinzhou, but—someone let the word out, saying that the store will be changed into a rice store after it is sold."

Wang E suddenly changed color.

Everyone looked at each other.

The grain stored in the Changping granary was decreasing day by day, and the imperial court was unable to support it in a short period of time, but Pei Yue and Han Gongduan could be as stable as a mountain. These people were already puzzled.

Could it be that Pei Yue can really conjure inexhaustible food?

At this moment, the exotic flowers and trees outside the flower hall rustled.

Zhao Xin said in shock: "The wind is blowing!"

……

Daliang's sea transportation is mainly concentrated in the coastal area. From Kyoto to the east along the Qishui, you can reach Hanhai through the territory of Qinzhou, and then go south to Lizhou and Yaozhou in turn.

Rows of cargo ships are waiting to be unloaded at a wharf along the coast of Lizhou, while warships of the Qinzhou Navy are cruising around for protection.

A young man came to the solid land with a pale face, and it took him a long time to get used to this feeling of happiness again.

General Hu Dayou of the Qinzhou Navy stepped forward to help him with a smile, and said, "Master Wang, it's really difficult to adapt to the sea, but it should be fine after a few more visits."

Wang Yong waved his hands again and again, shook his head and said, "Commander Hu, after I finish this matter for the young master, I probably won't take your boat again."

Hu Dayou laughed loudly, and then found a group of cavalry rushing from a distance.

The leading general is Tang Linfen, the deputy commander of Zangfengwei.

After he got off his horse and greeted Hu Dayou, he turned to Wang Yong and said, "Why did you come in person?"

Wang Yong said sternly: "There are not only grains from all the stores in Kyoto, but also the grains we bought in Qinzhou and Lizhou. The value is more than ten million? To tell you the truth about the two generals, not to mention the family fortune that my young master has accumulated in the past few years." , and even the emergency money everywhere, how can I feel at ease if I don’t come and watch in person?”

Tang Linfen and Hu Dayou looked solemn, and the former cupped his hands and said, "The chariots and horses are ready, but they will probably have to be delivered in batches."

Wang Yong nodded and said: "I will leave the transportation of grain to the general!"

Tang Linfen said solemnly: "How dare you not be dedicated to your duty?"

Wang Yong looked at the grain unloaded on the pier, and said softly, "I don't know what's going on with the young master."

The three of them looked west in unison.

To the west of Lizhou is Qinzhou.

After a moment of silence, Wang Yong turned his head and nodded to his confidant, who turned and left.Immediately there was only a melodious sound of the trumpet, and the cargo ships on the sea raised their flags one by one.

There are three large characters embroidered on the flag: Xiangyunhao.

……

On the seventh day of August in the sixth year of Kaiping.

The first large convoy entered Qinzhou, escorted by [-] elite cavalry, and the vehicles were full of white rice.

The news spread back to Chengjing, shaking the whole city.

　I coded [-] characters with my mobile phone, I am really good!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)